Justice Dept. will not retry Edwards

Judge dismisses remaining charges

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The Department of Justice said Wednesday that it would not retry John Edwards, the former U.S. senator whose six-week trial on corruption charges ended earlier this month with an acquittal on one count and a mistrial on five others.

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